Goldie knows what she likes and what she doesn't like. When Goldie gets off at the wrong bus stop, she sees a house and goes inside. she sees that there are three sandwiches and she takes a bit out of each one but finds that the last one is how she likes it. Then she sees her favorite book and goes and sits in all three chairs. The finally she goes to the bedrooms and lays down in each bed until she found the right one that she likes. Then the bears come home and then Goldie and the baby bear become friends. Books show that it doesn't have to be hard to find things that you like. ( )

Goldie and the Three Bears is a traditional literature picture book. It is about a girl who couldn't find a perfect friend. One day the bus left her and she went into a house to ask for help. She found a bed, a chair and a sandwich that were like she just liked them. She took a nap on the perfect not too hard and not too soft bed. When she woke up she found out that in that house lived a family of bears. After finding out that all the things she liked belong to the girl bear, Goldie was invited to stay and play with baby bear. Goldie finally found the perfect friend she was looking for.

Summary:
One day Goldie gets off the bus at the wrong stop and has to find someplace to call her mom. She finds a cute little house and enters when no one answers the door. Inside she finds her favorite sandwich, her favorite book, and a very comfortable bed. She falls asleep only to dream about 3 bears coming home to find her, but it wasn't a dream! But instead of being upset, the 3 bears are understanding and Goldie and the Baby Bear become fast friends.

Personal Reaction:
I love this twist on the classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Instead of Goldie being frightened and running, she finds the friend that she needs and has been wanting. Instead of teaching us to be scared of what's different, it shows us that different isn't always a bad thing.

Classroom Extensions:
Students could be divided into groups and could compare and contrast what they have in common and in what ways that they differ.
Students could also tell the class what someone might expect if they were to visit that student's house one day. This would be really interesting if there are different cultural backgrounds in the classroom.

It is a different take on a familiar story and could be used for predictions since the story is so familiar. ( )

This book was a version of the original tradtional literature story of Goldilocks and the three bears. In this version Goldie is very specifc in everything that she likes and even in choosing her friends. One day when she misses the bus she enters an empty house and eats the sandwich, sits on their couch and sleeps in the beds of the 3 bears. When they arrive at home they find her sleeping in baby bears bed and instantly Goldie and baby bear become good friends